China and the first Vietnam War, 1947-54 / Laura M. Calkins.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Calkins, Laura M. (Laura Marie), author.

Series:

Routledge studies in the modern history of Asia (2005) ; 84.

Routledge studies in the modern history of Asia ; 84

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Indochinese War, 1946-1954--Participation, Chinese.

Indochinese War, 1946-1954.

Military assistance, Chinese--Vietnam.

Military assistance, Chinese.

Vietnam--Foreign relations--China.

Vietnam.

China--Foreign relations--Vietnam.

China.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (198 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Abingdon, Oxon : Routledge, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"Charts the development of the first Vietnam War--the war between the Vietnamese Communists (the Vietminh) and the French colonial power--considering especially how relations between the Vietminh and the Chinese Communists had a profound impact on the course of the war. It shows how the Chinese provided finance, training and weapons to the Vietminh, but how differences about strategy emerged, particularly when China became involved in the Korean War and the subsequent peace negotiations, when the need to placate the United States and to prevent US military involvement in Southeast Asia became a key concern for the Chinese"--Provided by publisher.

Contents:

The changing strategies of struggle, 1947-1949

Diplomatic recognition and military assistance, January-August 1950

Increasing tensions in Sino-Viet Minh relations, August 1950-February 1951

The prospect of longer wars, March-April 1951

The crises of mid-1951

Epilogue : rectification, regroupment and Chinese aid before and after the Geneva Conference, 1952-1954.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.

ISBN:

1-134-07854-4

0-203-52134-X

1-299-46927-2

1-134-07847-1

9780203521342

OCLC:

840504627